Forced Migration and Global Politics

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John Wiley & Sons, Jul 8, 2009 - Political Science - 226 pages
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Using real-world examples and in-depth case studies, Forced Migration and Global Politics systematically applies International Relations theory to explore the international politics of forced migration.
  • Provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the main debates and concepts in international relations and examines their relevance for understanding forced migration
  • Utilizes a wide-range of real-world examples and in-depth case studies, including the harmonization of EU asylum and immigration policy and the securitization of asylum since 9/11
  • Explores the relevance of cutting-edge debates in international relations to forced migration
 

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Contents

Introduction
1
1 International Relations Theories
18
2 Sovereignty and the State System
43
3 Security
60
4 International Cooperation
80
5 Global Governance
99
6 NorthSouth Relations and the International Political Economy
127
7 Globalization
145
8 Regionalism
164
Bibliography
185
Index
200
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About the author (2009)

Alexander Betts is Hedley Bull Research Fellow in International Relations at the University of Oxford, where he is also Director of the MacArthur Foundation-funded Global Migration Governance Project. He has written extensively on the international politics of refugee protection and migration, most recently co-authoring UNHCR: The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection into the Twenty-First Century with Gil Loescher and James Milner (2008).

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TitleForced Migration and Global Politics
AuthorAlexander Betts
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2009
ISBN1444315870, 9781444315875
Length226 pages
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